<p><span><span>Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar presented the </span>2013-2014 state budget on Friday. </span></p>.<p><span>Key <br /><br />Karnataka will grow at 8.9% he says. He did not spell out how this miracle will occur. <br /><br /></span><span><span>Shettar proposes to spend Rs 1.17 crores on developmental activities this year. <br /></span><br />IT exports to touch Rs 4 lakh crores by 2020, says namma CM. <br /><br />RS 250 CRORE (not 100 as reported earlier) ALLOTTED FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS. Shettar continues what BSY started. <br /><br /> </span>What’s up <br /><br />Liquor goes up. Otherwise not much focus on taxes.<br /> <br /><span>Bangalore <br /><br />City </span><span><span>development </span>gets a total of Rs 6,203 crores. Bangalore contributes 30% of Karnataka's GDP. What it gets in return is peanuts. State should pay more attention to its cash cow.<br /><br />Metro phase 2 gets Rs 8,69 crores. <br /> <br /> Rs 2,400 crores to develop Kempe Gowda layout; 15,000 sites to be allocated<br /> <br /> Okalipuram- Khoday circle to get a grade separator <br /> <br /> Hebbal, Doddanekundi and Ibbalur to get flyovers<br /> <br /> Rs 300 crore for road works; Rs 2,500 crore for peripheral ring road <br /> <br /> New flyovers at Chalukya, Shivananda and Siddalingiah circles <br /> <br /> 200 crores to BBMP for infrastructure; Dialysis centres in all constituencies <br /> <br /> Rs 500 crores to build grade separators to manage traffic<br /> <br /> Sector-wise allocation<br /> <br /> Allocation to agriculture goes up to 22, 310 crore <br /> <br /> Education - 18,666 crores; Revenue - 3,440 crores; Commerce and Industry - 936 crores; Horticulture – Rs 1,310 crores.<br /> <br /> Schemes <br /> <br /> Escoms get Rs 5,250 crores to provide free electricity to farmers with up to 10 hp motors <br /> <br /> State Spice Board to be set up – Rs 10 crores allocated for that.<br /> <br /> Schools to develop vegetable gardens to address malnutrition among students <br /> <br /> Women to get concessional loan at 4%<br /> <br /> Rs 3,630 crores allotted to waive off principal and interest on agricultural loans. <br /><br />Children libraries in all dsitricts <br /><br />Institute of Technology in Dharwad<br /> </span><br />Spiritual Sansad Bhavan to come up at Kengeri<br /><br />Scheme to legalise illegal pumpsets to continue <br /><br />Green Boards to be set up to promote solar power <br /> </p>
<p><span><span>Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar presented the </span>2013-2014 state budget on Friday. </span></p>.<p><span>Key <br /><br />Karnataka will grow at 8.9% he says. He did not spell out how this miracle will occur. <br /><br /></span><span><span>Shettar proposes to spend Rs 1.17 crores on developmental activities this year. <br /></span><br />IT exports to touch Rs 4 lakh crores by 2020, says namma CM. <br /><br />RS 250 CRORE (not 100 as reported earlier) ALLOTTED FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS. Shettar continues what BSY started. <br /><br /> </span>What’s up <br /><br />Liquor goes up. Otherwise not much focus on taxes.<br /> <br /><span>Bangalore <br /><br />City </span><span><span>development </span>gets a total of Rs 6,203 crores. Bangalore contributes 30% of Karnataka's GDP. What it gets in return is peanuts. State should pay more attention to its cash cow.<br /><br />Metro phase 2 gets Rs 8,69 crores. <br /> <br /> Rs 2,400 crores to develop Kempe Gowda layout; 15,000 sites to be allocated<br /> <br /> Okalipuram- Khoday circle to get a grade separator <br /> <br /> Hebbal, Doddanekundi and Ibbalur to get flyovers<br /> <br /> Rs 300 crore for road works; Rs 2,500 crore for peripheral ring road <br /> <br /> New flyovers at Chalukya, Shivananda and Siddalingiah circles <br /> <br /> 200 crores to BBMP for infrastructure; Dialysis centres in all constituencies <br /> <br /> Rs 500 crores to build grade separators to manage traffic<br /> <br /> Sector-wise allocation<br /> <br /> Allocation to agriculture goes up to 22, 310 crore <br /> <br /> Education - 18,666 crores; Revenue - 3,440 crores; Commerce and Industry - 936 crores; Horticulture – Rs 1,310 crores.<br /> <br /> Schemes <br /> <br /> Escoms get Rs 5,250 crores to provide free electricity to farmers with up to 10 hp motors <br /> <br /> State Spice Board to be set up – Rs 10 crores allocated for that.<br /> <br /> Schools to develop vegetable gardens to address malnutrition among students <br /> <br /> Women to get concessional loan at 4%<br /> <br /> Rs 3,630 crores allotted to waive off principal and interest on agricultural loans. <br /><br />Children libraries in all dsitricts <br /><br />Institute of Technology in Dharwad<br /> </span><br />Spiritual Sansad Bhavan to come up at Kengeri<br /><br />Scheme to legalise illegal pumpsets to continue <br /><br />Green Boards to be set up to promote solar power <br /> </p>